Hi, As I mentioned, my grandfather's were extremely secretive. There are far and few between death and birth certificates for my family. The evidence I do have was my grandfather's last oral history. He recorded for the family, our ancestory. In it he describes our families persecution and attempted extermination by the government. He also said that we were descendents of Osceola. He would be my great-great-great-great-great grandfather. I have no records or actual written documentation. My family has been trying to ascertain how much recording there was. My great grandfather lived in OK, and was supposed to live on the reservation. However, he chose to take his family (as his father's people before him) and live in the mountains. Sooo, like I said, there is very few documentation. Sorry, I couldn't be a further help. Jessica> > Re: the statement about Osceola being an ancestor -could> you share your proof (documentation) of that, and, please,> other Indian information. It could help me sort out my sup-> posed Indian ancestry. Thanks for any help.> -------------- Original message from "David.E Smith" <[email protected]>: -------------- > > > > ** Reply Requested by 5/3/2008 (Saturday) ** > > > > Boy, > > and I thought I was unraveling a puzzle! Keep digging. David > > > > DAVID E. SMITH > > TDOT/Reg #3/Right of Way/Excess Land > > 6601 Centennial Bvld, 2nd Floor > > Nashville, TN 37243 > > [email protected] > > (615) 350-4229 > > fax (615) 350-4291/4410 > > > > > > >>> Jecca Pow-Pow Wheels 5/1/2008 9:27 PM >>> > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I am new to this group and have several questions. First, the DNA and other > > information is either over my head or I simply cannot grasp all of this, all at > > the same time.. :) Secondly, I joined this group via the geno project from > > national geographic (which I think most everyone else did?).. Okay.. soo let me > > write here about why this project is important to me and my Powell family.. :) > > > > My father is Billy Gene Powell. Is father (my grandfather) is Hanfurd Eugene > > Powell. My grandfather is Jimmie Powell from Arkansas (we believe). My > > grandfather and great-grandfather were terribly secretive about our relations > > and ancestory. (We had some issue with the government). So. On the census, my > > great-grandfather denied having children (my grandfather does not have a birth > > certificate) therefore we cannot actually prove my grandfather has a father > > (anyone else confused yet?). My Great-great-grandfather's name (according to > > some) was James Powell, Arkansas also. However, the water get's murky from here > > on out (like it wasn't already).. According to my grandfather (who did not tell > > us when he was alive, but left us a recording----serious secretiveness..) my > > oldest ancestor was actually Osceola, or Billy Powell of the Florida Seminoles. > > His father was William Stewart (of the England Stewarts.. and escaped > > perscuetion fled to the U.S. and changed his name to William ! > > Powell). Soooo... I'm a historian (graduated and by profession) and this is > > clearly murky water.. However, if there are any Powell's that this story sounds > > familiar and or if you have dates, names or times that may correlate.. PLEASE, > > give me a holler, I'd appreciate. > > > > Thank You muchly, > > > > Jessica Powell > > _________________________________________________________________ > > In a rush? Get real-time answers with Windows Live Messenger. > > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_rea > > ltime_042008 > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Get Free (PRODUCT) RED™ Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics. http://joinred.spaces.live.com?ocid=TXT_HMTG_prodredemoticons_052008

If you are interested in information on Osceola's ancestry, you may want to read Osceola's Legacy by Patricia R. Wickman. She is a Florida historian and former Senior Curator for the State of Florida. She is Director of the Department of Anthropology & Genealogy for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. In her book, she states that in 1813, William Powell took his family southward out of Alabama. He and one of his daughters by his first marriage settled in Georgia. Billy Powell (Osceola), his mother (William Powell's second wife), and possibly a second daughter of William Powell's by his first wife went to Florida. In 1836, William Powell and his daughter migrated to the western Indian territories. There is no indication that Osceola ever went to the west. Osceola died on 30 January 1838 at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina at approximate age 34. He probably had a wife and children, but there is no data listed. Your ancestry could come from William Powell, if he took another wife in the west. Mary Esther (Powell) Raker